Here's a timeline of key events in American Girl history: 1985: Pleasant Rowland starts Pleasant Company in a converted Madison warehouse, with a plan to make dolls and related books placing girls in ...

After all, American Girl was never just a toy. It was a first best friend for many, an impactful history lesson that actually stuck, or a mirror that made girlhood feel major. When educator and ...

To celebrate decades of girls, dolls and stories, American Girl has published a book that goes behind the scenes of its making and tells the tale of the beloved company’s history. ByRachel Elspeth ...

In our YouTube series 'Behind the Seams,' the brand's Senior Historical Researcher explains how the dolls' fashion reflects ...

Every November, it feels like American Girl dolls quietly reclaim their crown as the ultimate holiday classic. Long before holiday wish lists went viral on TikTok, long before influencer unboxings ...

Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made friends with a Dakota girl, stole animal pelts from a dead fur trapper, ...

NEW YORK — The American Girls are turning 40, but when you look at them, you’d never know it. They are forever 10, schoolgirls with hair bows and a semi-smile that reveals two front teeth. You know ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – At 9 years old, I wanted an American Girl doll more than anything. And on Christmas morning 1989, I was overjoyed to discover Kirsten Larson under the tree. Kirsten was a Swedish ...

Pleasant Company’s mission was to make history accessible to young girls, using dolls. Each American Girl character had a series of books, and corresponding dolls, that explored her story in a ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — The Holland Museum is inviting you and your American Girl Doll to come celebrate 40 years with their brand new "American Girl Adventure" exhibit opening Dec. 19. The limited-time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent bus commute into New York City, I met a woman from my neighborhood who runs a small side hustle restoring American ...